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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
A 1995 study notes that the caste system in India is a system of exploitation of poor low-ranking groups by more prosperous high-ranking groups. [227] A report published in 2001 note that in India 36.3% of people own no land at all, 60.6% own about 15% of the land, with a very wealthy 3.1% owning 15% of the land. [ 228 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... History of India by caste (4 C, 2 P) Lists of Indian people by community (30 P) A.
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India; Ministry of Home Affairs (2010), List of notified Scheduled Castes (PDF), Government of India, pp. 10– 11; Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India; Ministry of Home Affairs (2001).
Scheduled Castes (SCs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. [7] [8] Scheduled Castes are given reservation status guaranteeing political representation, preference in promotion, quota in universities, free and stipended education, scholarships, banking services, various government schemes.
The first caste census was conducted in India in 1881. [35] [36] In January 2017, Central Government accepted recommendations to use Socio-Economic Caste Census, instead of poverty line, as the main instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring of funds for social schemes in rural areas. [37]
[4] [5] [6] Over time, the dominance of the "upper caste" Brahmin and Nair nobles gradually declined due to social and political changes. [7] [8] [9] Like the rest of India, the lower castes touching the upper castes was termed as "pollution," but only in Kerala did the lower castes pollute not just by touch but also by merely approaching an ...
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.